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Keep it and push the power to weight limits of class B, maybe do some of the enduro stuff too? Either Roadsports at 45 minutes or the Enduro and maybe share the car with someone to lower the running cost.

Great success! Drove the car down to ED this morning as it's actually road legal now, had a chat with Andy about the changes to the car and wanting to make sure the engine is healthy etc... Explained it felt really strong and I had a feeling it would at least make more torque. Andy said he'd do...

Small updates. First up, I've been bullied by @RSRowe in booking Oulton Park in December. (And by 'bullied' I mean he sent me a message saying "Fancy a Christmas trackday?". That's basically bullying.) Circuit Days - 6th Dec Secondly. The car was miserable on the road and the front end was a...

I wasn't sold when he bought them but they're slowly growing on me. Any other colour car and they'd look shite I reckon. He got a bargain with those though, they're 8j Cup Racers and the AR-1s were practically new, they still had the little mould nubbins on. Some pictures from Snetterton. As...

It survived! Had a few minor jobs to do during the day, had a bit of a temperature spike on the first hot lap so dived into the pits and bled that off (airlock in the system, I knew there was one as it was a pain in the arse to bleed the other day). The clutch bite point is a bit low so bled...

@c.h 90 If you get really stuck give me a shout, I've got a loom off a later F4R 832 engine which has a few slightly different connectors from my 197 loom. Previous owner hacked the loom when he did a Meg swap so it's no good to me. I can try to see if I have a matching plug on it for you tomorrow.

Sounds like it's something other than having stuff unplugged. Mine was on after an engine change and went out by the time I'd moved the car to the end of the driveway. I'd suggest maybe the wheel speed/abs sensor has been pulled a bit and may have damaged wires. However if you've changed loads...

Wes happened :tearsofjoy: He made a carbon plate for his because he didn't like the black badge, next thing I know he has a screwdriver in one hand and the badge from my front bumper in the other:tearsofjoy:

Road test complete. Other than the usual odd smells from greasy handprints and spilt fluids burning off, I can safely say it was a success! Roll on Thursday!

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Productive day today. CV joints re-packed with grease and driveshafts fitted, gearbox filled with fresh oil and a spanner check done, no real issues other than the O/S driveshaft being an absolute cu... pain in the bottom. Next up was fitting the coolant hoses, modified rad support and radiator...

So I was pretty knackered when I wrote that post last night.. Jobs left to do (More for my benefit so I don't forget to do something); Finish rebuilding the driveshafts and refit them. Gearbox oil. Drop the front struts off and change the springs to the softer ones I've bought. Finish cutting...

This weekend in pictures. Took 3 cranks to catch as it needed to build up fuel pressure. Need to do a few bits still but the majority is done now. Mega relieved for the engine to sound healthy, it's a little tappy but it's been sat with no oil in it for 4/5 months, injectors are a bit noisy...

Come to Snet with us on the 26th. There's me, Gav & Ethan, my mate Wes in his 200 and possibly another mate of mine in his NC MX5 based Exocet.

Couple of early starts this weekend. Yesterday I went and picked up an engine crane and engine stand from a mate of mine. This morning I headed out to Derbyshire to collect an engine. The trusty Mondeo putting in the work as usual. I managed to get my hands on this 104k mile engine out of a...

Exactly. No need to drain the fluids when I leave them on track!

Tell me something I don't know :tearsofjoy: New engine is being picked up on Sunday but it's getting some nice things thrown at it. If I get time to swap it I will. If I don't then it's getting sent.

The Clio seems unwilling to go away. Just to make sure I wasn't being paranoid I took the 197 out for a blast down a private road in Mexico on Saturday, when I got home it sounded healthy again, no more clattering. So in keeping with my usual thought process, I've booked a trackday...

Be careful with changing your spring rates, I went from 8kg to 10kg I think and I found the front end isn't as compliant as it used to be. I forget what I actually changed but it was detrimental to the handling of the car. I probably should have gone stiffer on the rear and left the front alone.

He has it on eBay and it's in my watch list. Nothing will happen until payday anyway unless he'll take £500 for it :tearsofjoy: